The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-09
4 Chirographlcal Coincidence.

The morning mail had just been delivered
At the Office OF the Crescent, In whose contents
the editor was Immediately engrossed. Sud
denly, change came over the editorial
equilibrium, as Of extreme Impotence. A
quick light flashed from those clear brown
eyes OF hers, In a perfect blaze. For, be II
kown, that the editor OF the Crescent was a
lady, amiable and accomplished-ha
withal. One TO attract, better still, one on
whom reliance could be placed in times OF
emergency.
She was not young-so TO speak, neither
was she old, nor In the slightest degree rdsse.
The editor Of the Crescent was at the very
height Of her womanhood and Of her power.
The object Of her dspleasure at this moment,
was letter, an ordinary appearing letter. In
fashionable cream envelope This letter was
snhesitatingly laid aside, and with the seal
unbroken. The slender fingers may have
itrembed little, but they were none the less
relentess OF purpose. Resuming her occupa-
tion, her brow cleared and, In the press OF
business, tie circumstance was forgotten.
A month from this date another letter, also
In cream envelope, and in the same handwrit-
fng, came to the editors hand. With cold,
business like exactness, this letter, still un-
opened, was placed beside its fellow Of the
month previous. Evidently the handwriting
was recognized by her, and from clrcumstan-
ces best known to herself, especially offensive
In weeks time there arrived another until
at length five Of these cream envelopes lay
piled one upon another But with the advent
of the fifth missive the editor OF the Crescent
became enroged. Such persistence amounted
TO persecution, and called for prompt meas
nres Of suppression. Deliberately enclosing
the five letters In an express package, super
scribed to Rowland Browne Jr, Brownville,
Wisconsin, she once more dismissed the sub
iect from her mind
The courts Of the county seat OF Brownville,
Wisconsin, had but recently adjourned, fol-
lowed by a state Of lassitude on the part OF
lawyers and judges BY some legal ledgerde
main, best known to the fraternity, the most
unimportant suits had been continued to The
September term. Therefore, these august adj
ambassadors Of justice were duly impressed
with a sense of having done their whole duty,
toward themselves and their fellowmen.
Rowland Browne, Jr.. was no exception to
the prevailing dullness, upon this warm July
afternoon. True, he had made decided hit
In his Fourth of July Grafton, without doubt
his chances for congressional nomination from
that district were fairly assured; socially he
was popular He was jolly good fellow every
body agreed. \ human, ileIh-and-blood kind
of man; one none too good for earth, and yet
not unfit for heaven. But Rowland Browne,
Jr., felt In the depths of his nature, want.
Life seemed objcctless. What was he living
for anyway Ambition was good so far as it
went, but ambition was only part of his life
His nature was sympathetic, he delighted In
the everyday amenities of living. lie was just
fhirty-two, and bah his Office at this moment
was like shaker settlement, except that al
ready II wore grimy, neglected appearance
However this had happened, he had never In
tended H. His dreams had, indeed, been quite
different. There was Henrietta Seymour he
suddenly remembered He had acted like a
scoundre, as she regarded that affair, con-
nected with Prof j. She would not listen to
an explanation, then, and on his return from
Yale she was gone. The family had returned
to the East, they said Anyway he had lost
all clew TO her. "But swear!r he exclaimel !,
in burst Of emotion, II was as innocent as
an archang i OF wrong toward herr
He had never seen girl quite like Henriet-
Ia Seymour; those clear, direct eyes OF hers
were a constant rcproach TO him; he could not
escape them. ''She was what is called
talented every one acknowledged that lie,
Prof. j., admired her, so did /; and how
should have known the old curmudgeon want
ed TO marry herl He should have been con.
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a good contamination. That one can't do
two things at once, is a wise maylm. Well,
never quite understood the matter; never
shall now"
Roland Browne, Jr.. II was very evident, was
fssf approaching the confines Of sentimental
ism this quiet July afternoon. A bumble-bec
noisily explored the hooks and corners OF his
office, alightng upon the bust of Lincoln
above the bookcase "Wcll,n lac said, retro.
spectlvely, sold Abe stood the sting of many
a marauder's beak unmoyed, simple, and
grand 10 the last"
"But shool get out there" palm leaf in
mis- hand, Rowland Browne, Jr., reused him
self TO pursue the offender TO the doorway.
ssWhats the use OF screens I'd like to know,
anyway. Helol William, letters, A god
send lay them on the table there, and here,
William, drive that rascally bumble-bee out
Of these sacred precincts sacred to law and
order, ehlr
Seating himself to his more agreeable occu-
patlon, letter after letter was scanned aud
placed on Gle for Immediate answer, or other
wise. as the case might require. The last re-
naming document proved to be somewhat
bulky. "Law papers-that smith affair" but
no; the superscription attracts his attention
by kind Of magnetism; this is no clients
document" Starting from the loungng posi-